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To determine the quantity and composition of urinary proteins in healthy human subjects and evaluate whether normal urine is protein-free.

August 1, 1951Journal of Clinical InvestigationOpen Access

The Amount and Nature of Urinary Proteins in Normal Human Subjects 12

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DRDemetrios A. RigasOregon Health & Science University CHCarl G. HellerUniversity of Oregon

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Physiological study investigates urinary protein excretion in healthy individuals, challenging the assumption that normal human urine is entirely protein-free.

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To determine the quantity and composition of urinary proteins in healthy human subjects and evaluate whether normal urine is protein-free.
Assessed protein content and characteristics in the urine of normal human subjects.
Contextualized human urinary findings against historical amphibian filtration experiments.
Challenges the established view that glomerular filtrate and normal urine lack detectable protein.
Demonstrates that the presence of baseline protein in urine does not necessarily indicate renal disease.

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Rigas et al. (1951) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7dcd190631e052c4b878b2 https://doi.org/10.1172/jci102500

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Physiological study investigates urinary protein excretion in healthy individuals, challenging the assumption that normal human urine is entirely protein-free.

The Amount and Nature of Urinary Proteins in Normal Human Subjects 12

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The Amount and Nature of Urinary Proteins in Normal Human Subjects 12

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